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| author | June McEnroe <june@causal.agency> | 2019-10-26 22:55:08 -0400 |
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| committer | June McEnroe <june@causal.agency> | 2019-10-26 22:55:08 -0400 |
| commit | 3edd75d21cf0dd7f93db74431dd73c23f6f9cc55 (patch) | |
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| parent | Handle nick collision (diff) | |
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diff --git a/README.7 b/README.7 index 78bbb11..59220cc 100644 --- a/README.7 +++ b/README.7 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.Dd October 25, 2019 +.Dd October 26, 2019 .Dt README 7 .Os "Causal Agency" . @@ -21,6 +21,29 @@ requires LibreSSL and targets .Fx . . +.Sh RATIONALE +As a former +.Xr znc 1 +user, +I was dissatisfied with the multi-client experience it offered. +I wanted to connect from both my laptop and my phone +and have full chat history on both. +With +.Xr znc 1 , +my options were either having both clients +spammed with redundant history every time they connect, +or having one client consume the buffer +and the other get no history at all. +. +.Pp +With a multiple-consumer ring buffer, +each client has its own place in the history +and can be brought up to date independently. +Additionally, +by expecting clients to implement the server-time extension, +all events can be accurately replayed, +rather than being limited to messages. +. .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width "rc.pounce" -compact .It Pa bounce.h |